Chương 324: Where does faith come from?

Viscount Tom held the flower tightly in his hand, which was imbued with a common healing spell.

He knew this was Roland's tactful rejection, but the Golden Fox bloodline and the wealth of the Roland Group were too tempting for a minor nobleman, and he was unwilling to give them up.

"Miss Roland..."

Just as he was about to speak again, an impatient shout came from the garden gate.

"Oh, my old man Tom!"

"Didn't you understand Miss Roland's implication? You've already been rejected today."

"If you don't move aside, I and the others waiting in line behind you are going to kick your ass hard with our round-toed leather boots!"

Tom's lips twitched, he turned around and glared at his mischievous friend, but in the end he still gave a gentlemanly bow and left the church garden.

Behind him, a long line of minor nobles from the capital city stood, trying to win Roland's heart.

But none of them could have imagined that beneath Roland's fox-girl exterior lay the heart of a tough guy from Earth.

More than an hour passed, and by the time the scheduled "Lauren Meet and Greet" was over, no one had successfully invited Lauren to a candlelight dinner.

……

In the rest area on the second floor of the church, Roland sat on the sofa, took a towel from a maid, and wiped her face, which had become stiff from maintaining a smile for so long.

"Oh dear, I just can't understand the thought process of these minor nobles."

"Even if they openly pursue me, so what? Their family background is simply no match for the pressure from the upper nobility."

According to intelligence, the empire's upper-class nobles are currently arguing fiercely over the ownership of Roland.

Royalists, nobles, merchants, and even the "cold noodles" faction—all flocked to the headquarters of the Noble Council, putting all their efforts into trying to win over Roland for their master.

After all, whoever obtains Roland's high-purity ancient bloodline has grasped the future.

The only problem is...

There is only one Roland Kane, but there is more than one faction that wants to possess her.

In short, the higher-ups are currently in a state of near-confusion, and they will only consider taking turns possessing Roland if the situation becomes unsolvable.

Under these circumstances, the minor nobles who attend the "Roland Meeting" every day seem quite foolish.

The succubus maid in the church could only respond to Roland's question with a helpless smile.

"Miss Roland, they actually know their family can't hold on."

"But as long as they openly pursue you, even if you give yourself away later, they will receive compensation from the upper nobility."

"Moreover, the playboys in the capital are quite cunning. If they succeed in seducing you, even just one session of dual cultivation would be worthwhile."

"Therefore, you must be extremely vigilant and not be fooled."

Roland was taken aback, then burst out laughing.

"How could I possibly be fooled? Do you think I'm that naive and innocent?"

"Okay, could you please go down and get me some snacks to fill my stomach? I'm getting a bit hungry after standing all night."

After getting rid of the succubus maid, Roland finally relaxed completely, collapsing onto the sofa in a comfortable but not very elegant posture.

"system."

She let out a soft exclamation, and a light blue system panel slowly unfolded before her eyes.

On the densely packed skill tree interface, the number of Faith Points has reached 160 million.

Looking at the long string of numbers, Roland beamed with joy, and her large tail spun like a windmill.

"Wuhu, it's taking off now!"

She counted the days on her fingers and realized that it had only been about two months since she was last drained of her faith points.

Thanks to the arbitration conference planned by Bizan, the entire Old Port area has become lively, and Roland's Faith Point collection efficiency has more than doubled.

Roland extended her finger and pointed at the chart icon next to the faith point, revealing more detailed data.

In May, Roland's average daily faith income remained around 2.

In June, religious income began to skyrocket.

Starting from 2, it climbed rapidly all the way up, until it was close to 5 by the end of the arbitration conference.

During these rare days of peace, in order to deal with the overly enthusiastic minor nobles of the empire, Roland had to hold the "Roland Meet and Greet" every night.

This also caused the average income from faith to break through 5 and stabilize.

Roland stared at the system panel, rubbing her chin as she muttered to herself in deep thought.

"Based on the changes in income and the corresponding events each day, we can roughly guess the operating mechanism of Faith Points."

"It seems that as long as someone has positive feelings towards me, the system can steal faith points from them."

Previously, Roland would not have dared to make such a guess.

Although Roland gained a large amount of faith points by changing into a beautiful nun's uniform when she first transmigrated.

But those were ultimately local believers from New Sprouts Street, and it's hard to say whether they had believed in the God of Light from the beginning, which is why Roland was able to steal the faith points.

It wasn't until the arbitration conference began, and nobles from out-of-town regions who had no connection whatsoever with Roland or the Church of Light arrived, that Roland truly made up her mind.

As long as a stranger learns about her story, sees her, and experiences positive emotions.

Then the system can obtain faith points from strangers.

In other words, Roland earns Faith Points without people needing to worship her like a god.

Or use an analogy from a religion in another world.

That is, as long as people know Laura and think Laura is good, great, and beautiful...

Then you've automatically become a novice follower of the Roland Cult, the kind where you're forced to join and pay your faith voluntarily.

"That sounds a bit scary."

"Could this system be some kind of evil god-raising system?"

Roland narrowed her eyes and frowned.

She flipped through the skill icons and found that they were not covered up; each page clearly displayed the four large characters "Wooden Pillar Cultivation".

Roland was lying uncomfortably on the sofa, and after carefully reading the skill description for a long time, she finally deciphered two words.

Phoenix Color!

Roland shivered, feeling cold and breathless.

This kind of unorthodox system is not even as good as the Evil God Cultivation System. If she met other transmigrators, she would be too ashamed to show it to them.

"Flying System"

"I will never turn into a sow."

Roland made a silent vow in her heart, and walked with the system interface to the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the bustling street scene outside.

Outside, a number of nobles and servants still lingered, peering into the church, seemingly discussing themselves or trying to find their way back.

These are the sources of her precious faith.

Compared to the three major churches, it was far too easy for her to gain faith; it was outrageously simple.

However, there are limitations to this approach.

According to rough calculations, the system can only collect faith points when people are within the control of the Roland Group, that is, within Roland's territory.

Roland drew a circle on the glass, firmly encircling the Roland Group's landmark building, the Magic Hot Water Furnace, at its center.

"What a pity. If distance were ignored, the income from faith points could have been even higher?"

She had already suffered from a lack of faith points and was terrified of poverty.

The idea was like a switch; the moment it popped up, the system panel trembled.

Roland, now a master of intermediate magic, possesses dynamic vision far surpassing that of Earthlings, and immediately turned her attention back to the system panel.

On the daily income chart, the curve, which had been easing, started to rise again, shooting upwards like a rocket.

It started at 5 and rose all the way to over 8.

Roland: "???"

What does it mean?

Is there a big faith sale today?